Sunday October 3, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 10/03/1971:



Rocky Thompson's 93-yard kickoff return for a touchdown and Fran Tarkenton's 13 completions on his first 15 passing attempts rocketed the Giants into a 21-3 lead, and a fumble recovery by Willie Williams halted a late St. Louis drive to clinch the victory.

Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE85.0  (21)154.5  (19)239.5  (23)3
DEFENSE125.0  (15)262.5  (26)387.5  (25)5
OFFENSE117.5  (14)180.0  (12)297.5  (12)8
DEFENSE133.0  (16)93.0  (1)226.0  (5)1

Line: Cardinals by 8

Team1234F
New York Giants (2-1-0)1470021
St. Louis Cardinals (1-2-0)377320

( 0- 3) STL Jim Bakken 14 yard field goal ( 7- 3) NYG Rocky Thompson 93 yard kickoff return (Pete Gogolak kick) (14- 3) NYG Bob Tucker 10 yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Pete Gogolak kick) (21- 3) NYG Fran Tarkenton 2 yard rush (Pete Gogolak kick) (21-10) STL Mel Gray 64 yard pass from Pete Beathard (Jim Bakken kick) (21-17) STL Mel Gray 60 yard pass from Pete Beathard (Jim Bakken kick) (21-20) STL Jim Bakken 22 yard field goal
                     NYG             STL
First Downs:         16              14
Rushes-yards:        32-81           30-129
Yards/rush:          2.5             4.3
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     20-32-239-2     10-22-186-1
Sacked-yards:        2-19            1-10
Net pass yards:      220             176
Net yards/pass:      6.5             7.7
Total net yards:     301             305
Total plays:         66 (48% run)    53 (56% run)  
Yards/play:          4.6             5.8
Fumbles-lost:        1-0             6-3
Turnovers:           2               4
Penalties-yards:     5-65            3-45

Attendance: 49,571

Passing:
NYG: Fran Tarkenton, 20 of 32 for 239 yards and 1 TD (2 int) STL: Pete Beathard, 10 of 22 for 186 yards and 2 TDs (1 int)
Rushing:
NYG: Bobby Duhon, 13 for 45 yards; Tucker Frederickson, 7 for 28 yards; Fran Tarkenton, 5 for 6 yards and 1 TD; Rocky Thompson, 4 for -1 yards; Rich Houston, 1 for 2 yards; Bob Tucker, 1 for 1 yard; Junior Coffey, 1 for 0 yards STL: MacArthur Lane, 17 for 69 yards; Roy Shivers, 9 for 37 yards; Jackie Smith, 1 for 10 yards; Cid Edwards, 1 for 8 yards; Pete Beathard, 1 for 5 yards; Johnny Roland, 1 for 0 yards
Receiving:
NYG: Bob Tucker, 5 for 62 yards and 1 TD; Rich Houston, 4 for 68 yards; Clifton McNeil, 4 for 52 yards; Tucker Frederickson, 3 for 21 yards; Bobby Duhon, 2 for 24 yards; Rocky Thompson, 2 for 12 yards STL: MacArthur Lane, 4 for 32 yards; Dave Williams, 3 for 30 yards; Mel Gray, 2 for 124 yards and 2 TDs; Roy Shivers, 1 for 0 yards
Kick returns:
NYG: Rocky Thompson, 3 for 141 yards and 1 TD; Bobby Duhon, 1 for 19 yards STL: Mel Gray, 1 for 21 yards; Norm Thompson, 1 for 17 yards; Johnny Roland, 1 for 7 yards; Dan Dierdorf, 1 for 0 yards
Punt returns:
NYG: Bobby Duhon, 2 for 5 yards; Spider Lockhart, 1 for 15 yards STL: Norm Thompson, 3 for 17 yards; Larry Willingham, 1 for -2 yards
Interceptions:
NYG: Willie Williams, 1 for 14 yards STL: Mike McGill, 1 for 19 yards; Norm Thompson, 1 for 9 yards
Punting:
NYG: Tom Blanchard, 5 for 209 yards STL: Chuck Latourette, 6 for 246 yards
Field Goals:
NYG: Pete Gogolak, 0/2 STL: Jim Bakken, 2/2


  Copyright © 2014-2024, All Rights Reserved   •   Privacy Policy   •   Contact Us